John Henry Guise [Harry]		Return
Private 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, 1916. John Henry Guise Service Number: 38634 14689 203562 Regiment & Unit/Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 3rd, 12th (Service) Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion Date of Death 1924 [aged 27] Buried or commemorated at St. Mary Magdalene Churchyard, Broadwas, Worcestershire. Country of Service United Kingdom Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. William & Clara Guise Family history John Henry Guise [Harry] was born in Broadwas in 1895, the son of William and Clara Guise He joined the Worcester Regiment on the 27th August 1914, in Stourbridge at the age of 19. His Height was 5ft 73/4in, and his permanent address was Broad Green, Broadwas, Worcestershire. He joined the Worcester Regiment again on the 18th February 1919. {He may have married Emily Harriet Savage in September qtr., 1920, Aston.} HISTORY INFORMATION   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment were based in Tidworth with 7th Brigade, 3rd Division when war broke out in August 1914. They proceeded to France, landing at Rouen on the 16th of August 1914. Worcester Regiment off to war. 4th August 1914 Stationed at Tidworth at the outbreak of war as part of the 7th Brigade of the 3rd Division. 16th August 1914 Mobilised for war and landed at Rouen and were engaged in actions on the Western Front including; During 1914 The Battle of Mons and the subsequent retreat, The Battle of Le Cateau, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne including participation in the Actions on the Aisne heights, The Battles of La Bassee and Messines, First Battle of Ypres. Winter Operations 1914-15, The First Attack on Bellewaarde, The Actions of Hooge, The Second Attack on Bellewaarde. 18th October 1915 The 7th Brigade transferred to the 25th Division and continued to be engaged in actions on the Western Front including; During 1916 Defence of Vimy Ridge, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin, The Battle of Pozieres, The Battle of the Ancre Heights. During 1917 The Battle of Messines, The Battle of Pilkem. 10th November 1917 Transferred to the 74th Brigade of the 25th Division. 22nd June 1918 Absorbed the 10th Battalion and transferred to the 57th Brigade of the 19th Division. During 1918 The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Messines, The Battle of Bailleul, The First Battle of Kemmel Ridge, The Battle of the Aisne, The Battle of the Selle, The Battle of the Sambre and the passage of the Grand Honelle. 11th November 1918 Ended the war in France west of Bavai.